Feature request - a more general version of the php bugs plugin

[Danack]

So I've been thinking about how to improve communication problems that the PHP project has. I think the siloing of information, and communication around that information is part of the core problem.

I think that Jeeves could help solve parts of that problem by making it easier for communication to happen across places PHP developers hang out.

Please could you implement at least the start pieces of this, and add the remaining bits later.

• Make a plugin thats listens to the tag [php-internals] on StackOverflow and pump the messages into Room-11 similar to the bug reports one.

• Make it possible for room admins to manage what tags Jeeves listens to on StackOverflow.

• Make it possible for room admins to manage what data sources Jeeves listens to. i.e. be able to add another site/url that Jeeves watches for info.

It would be fine to have a standard format that Jeeves understands, rather than trying to adapt all other data sources. That should include:

Description: A text description of the thing.
Link: to where discussion is taking place.
Tags: a set of text tags that describe the thing. Each tag should have a score attribute which would be a number. If the score attribute isn't present, a default score of '1' should be assumed.

• a configurable delay between Jeeves being aware of the upstream events and deciding to show it as a message. This would be useful eventually to prevent low value stuff from being transmitted.

• at some point put in some rules about the scores tags have, to allow filtering only the more interesting info to get through.

The general goal I have in mind is to make is easier for people to find useful information, and filter out information that is not as useful as because gestures in the general direction of the mailing list.